In Nghe An province, heavy rain lasted from Friday night to Saturday noon causing substantial flooding in Vinh city. Most of the streets in the city were under 50-70 cm of water, halting traffic. At Vinh market, booths were submerged in water and Vinh city’s police have mobilised forces to support traders to transport goods and property to high positions. Several flights to Vinh Airport have been cancelled. On December 8, Nghe An provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control sent an emergency dispatch to the relevant units in the province to regularly monitor and update the development of rains and floods to actively cope with and ensure the safety for local people. Local authorities were urged to inspect the safety of irrigation works and implement measures to protect dykes, dams and works under construction, while actively preventing flooding in urban areas. Evacuating goods from flooded Vinh Market in Vinh city, Nghe An province. (Photo: NDO/Thanh … [Read more...] about Heavy rain causes flooding in central localities

The National Center for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting this morning said heavy rains continue to hitting heavy rains with rainfall of 30, 70 -100mm. The center said tonight to November 27, the provinces from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa will face heavy rains with rainfall of 50 to 80mm; Thua Thien Hue, Danang, Phu Yen of 80 to 150mm; Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh of 100 to 200mm. The flooding will appear on rivers from the provinces of Thua Thien Hue to Ninh Thuan and the East Southern provinces. Floods will peak at warning level 2, 3. Landslides, flash floods will hit the mountainous, low-lying areas. The central provinces of Phu Yen & Binh Dinh is warned to be hit by flash floods, landslides as torrential rains continue to hitting these provinces. In the next 3 hours, these areas will continue to experience heavy rains with rainfall of 30 to 60mm. The mountainous and low-lying areas such as An Lao, Hoai An, Phu Cat, Phu My (Binh Dinh province); Dong Xuan, Son Hoa, Song Cau (Phu … [Read more...] about Heavy rains continue to hit Central & East Southern region

More heavy rains send Saigon back under water Heavy downpours lasting several hours inundated many streets in Saigon Sunday. Nguyen Huu Canh, a flood-prone street in Binh Thanh District, Le Van Viet in District 9, Quoc Huong in District 2 and Huynh Tan Phat in District 7 were submerged under 0.5 meters of water after it began raining heavily Sunday morning. "The storm has weakened and did not affect Saigon much, but the rain was still terrible," Le Thi Binh, a woman living in District 7, told VnExpress as she walked her bike on Huynh Tan Phat Street. A big tree with one-meter diameter on Nguyen Van Linh Street in Binh Chanh District was uprooted and fell on a man passing by, knocking him unconscious. The man, whose name has not been revealed, has been hospitalized. Experts have blamed rapid urbanization for the frequent flooding and other problems facing the city. Thunderstorms uproot a high street on Nguyen Van Linh Street in Binh Chanh District, collapsing a motorbike drvier. … [Read more...] about Heavy rains flood Saigon streets yet again

At 8 a.m. Sunday morning, the center of the storm was just 40 kilometers (24 miles) off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, with wind speed of up to 100 kilometers per hour. Ba Ria-Vung Tau, home to the popular beach town of Vung Tau, neighbors Ho Chi Minh City. Le Dinh Quyet, a meteorologist from the Southern Hydrometeorological Center, told VnExpress that the storm was moving at a speed of seven to eight kilometers per hour and was forecast to make landfall in southern provinces from Ba Ria-Vung Tau to Ben Tre on Sunday afternoon. From 3 a.m., many areas in Ba Ria-Vung Tau have experienced torrential downpours, strong winds and sea waves rising as high as three meters. Sea waves of up to three meters is seen in Vung Tau beach on Sunday morning. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Khoa Several food shops and grocery stores in the downtown area have been closed. Local authorities have used cars with loudspeakers to drive through the streets, warning local residents and tourists to stay … [Read more...] about Heavy rains, strong winds lash Vung Tau as storm Usagi approaches